Inspirational Quotes: Francis Bacon, Douglas Adams

December 1st 2007   Quotes   2 comments

Inspirational quotes for 01st December 2007.

Francis Bacon: “Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.”

Douglas Adams: “Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.”

Margaret Thatcher: “I think [success] is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.”

Barbara Jordan: “Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o’clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.”

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“I think [success] is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.” I liked this one. Here is my personal favorite by Benjamin Mays: “The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.”

Good quote, may include it in the next update

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